Oubre v. Union Carbide Corp.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Oubre v. Union Carbide Corp.

693 So. 2d 765, 1997 La. LEXIS 1531, 1997 WL 265732

Supreme Court of Louisiana·Decided May 9, 1997·No. No. 97-CC-0873·Published

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In re Union Carbide Corp.; Caillouet, Cameron; Riley, Larry; Parker, Mike; — Defendants); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of St. James, 23rd Judicial District Court, Div. “A”, No. 23,265; to the Court of Appeal; Fifth Circuit, No. 97-CW-0120.

Denied. Under La.Code Civ.P. art. 1464, the court may order a party to submit to a physical or mental examination “by a physician” or “by a vocational rehabilitation expert who is not a physician.” A non-physician neuropsyehologist does not not fall under either category. See Rivere v. NPC Services, Inc., 94-0619 (La. 3/15/94), 634 So.2d 842; Williams v. Smith, 576 So.2d 448 (La.1991).

[766] LEMMON and VICTORY, JJ.( would grant the writ. MARCUS, J., not on panel.

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In re Union Carbide Corp.; Caillouet, Cameron; Riley, Larry; Parker, Mike; — Defendants); applying for supervisory and/or remedial writs; Parish of St. James, 23rd Judicial District Court, Div. “A”, No. 23,265; to the Court of Appeal; Fifth Circuit, No. 97-CW-0120.

Denied. Under La.Code Civ.P. art. 1464, the court may order a party to submit to a physical or mental examination “by a physician” or “by a vocational rehabilitation expert who is not a physician.” A non-physician neuropsyehologist does not not fall under either category. See Rivere v. NPC Services, Inc., 94-0619 (La. 3/15/94), 634 So.2d 842; Williams v. Smith, 576 So.2d 448 (La.1991).

[766] LEMMON and VICTORY, JJ.( would grant the writ. MARCUS, J., not on panel.

Oubre v. Union Carbide Corp., 693 So. 2d 765, 1997 La. LEXIS 1531, 1997 WL 265732 (La. 1997).

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